Join MigChoice Co-PI Dr. Christina Oelgemoller (University of Loughborough) and researchers to discuss migration choices and development interventions in the policy space. This session will be chaired by Tauhid Pascha (International Organisation for Migration). There will be provision for a Q&A from attendees. This session will be accessible in English and French.

MigChoice is concerned with migration choices in the specific context of development, focusing on the case of West Africa. In Africa, migration is overwhelmingly intra-continental with South Africa and Cote d’Ivoire being the most significant destination countries in terms of numbers. Within West Africa most people move within the sub-region, and ECOWAS, the regional organization of West African states, has sought to facilitate such intra-regional mobility. West Africa is brimming with young and dynamic people, who are keen to establish a life for themselves. But this is often hampered by missing infrastructure, unemployment or under-employment as well as inequality. Mobility is increasingly an option not only for the privileged but also for those who want to have a bright future but do not have the support or resources that privilege offers. Within this context, this project asks how and to what extent development interventions affect people’s migration aspirations, decisions and movement? We are working in Guinea, The Gambia and Senegal to explore this question more concretely. Read more about MigChoice here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/migchoice